Cohesion Flashcards
What is cohesion ?
Desire of group members to achieve their goals
What is task cohesion ?
Results based Outcome based
What is social cohesion ?
Working together Interaction
What is interaction ?
Everyone completing different roles but having to integrate them all together
What is co-action ?
People pulling together, everyone completing the same tasks but separately
What is the carrons antecedents ?
The factors that may effect cohesion
What is the environmental factors in the Carrons antecedents ?
Group size, age, geography, contractual obligations
What are the personal factors in the carrons antecedents ?
Group similarity, gender, aspirations/satisfactions
What are the team factors in the carrons antecedents ?
Ability, stability, desire for success, shared experiences
What are the leadership factors in the carrons antecedents ?
Leader style, leader - team relationships
What is the Steiners model ?
A way of measuring productivity
What is actual productivity in steiners model ?
The performance of the team during a game, the result: a win
What is potential productivity in the Steiners model ?
The groups best performance / maximum capability when at optimal cohesiveness
What are faulty processes ?
Factors that go wrong and reduce cohesiveness
What is social loafing ?
Individual lack of motivation in a team player due to lack of performance identification when individual performances aren’t recognised
